LikeBeacon 1.0.0

The first public release of LikeBeacon, a Paper plugin for sharing appreciation in server communities.

Highlights

• Send direct Likes with messages using /like <player> <message>.
• React to eligible chat messages using clickable heart controls.
• Browse a shared feed, community rankings, and personal statistics through Minecraft's book UI.
• English and Japanese messages selected from each player's client locale.
• Configurable limits, cooldowns, effects, display codes, and aggregated notifications.
• SQLite persistence with server-id isolation.
• Anonymous bStats metrics with a global opt-out option.

Compatibility

• Paper 1.21.4–1.21.11 — Java 21
• Paper 26.3 — Java 25
• Paper only; Spigot, Bukkit, and Folia are not currently supported.
• No required plugin dependencies.

Installation

1. Place LikeBeacon-1.0.0.jar in the server's plugins/ directory.
2. Start or restart the server.
3. Optionally edit plugins/LikeBeacon/config.yml.

Full documentation and configuration details are available on GitHub: https://github.com/biga816/likebeacon